Indianapolis vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$1928
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$486
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	16
😀 Quality of life	91	23
🏙️ Population	888K	2.19M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 185% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 1089th and 6522nd ($2382 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 1st in the United States and Togo, respectively. Check the United States vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.2 months in Lome. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 186th and 9029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Lome

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	Indianapolis	Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$3.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$0.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$1269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$473
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$50.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$93.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$3507

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

Cities near Lome

Distance	City	Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi	Ho	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Kpalime	$684
135 km or 84 mi	Cotonou	$793
140 km or 87 mi	Hohoe	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Abomey	$598
147 km or 91 mi	Tema	$600
147 km or 91 mi	Ashaiman	$630
155 km or 97 mi	Atakpame	$699
159 km or 99 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
165 km or 102 mi	Koforidua	$668
167 km or 104 mi	Accra	$822
243 km or 151 mi	Lagos	$1102
253 km or 157 mi	Save	$646
261 km or 162 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
272 km or 169 mi	Sotouboua	$703
317 km or 197 mi	Sokode	$705
320 km or 199 mi	Kumasi	$532
321 km or 200 mi	Obuasi	$631
329 km or 204 mi	Ibadan	$752
354 km or 220 mi	Oyo	$664
357 km or 222 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
380 km or 236 mi	Kara	$712
398 km or 247 mi	Ife	$778
411 km or 256 mi	Osogbo	$705
430 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$576
452 km or 281 mi	Ilorin	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Akure	$644
471 km or 293 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
486 km or 302 mi	Benin	$632
496 km or 308 mi	Owo	$664
505 km or 314 mi	Warri	$926
526 km or 327 mi	Abengourou	$1066
558 km or 347 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
587 km or 365 mi	Abidjan	$1224
602 km or 374 mi	Agboville	$1057
615 km or 382 mi	Onitsha	$1051
626 km or 389 mi	Dabou	$1057
646 km or 401 mi	Awka	$878
647 km or 402 mi	Owerri	$1774
658 km or 409 mi	Port Harcourt	$676